Particularly those among the elite whose politics tilt heavily to the right.But for everyday Americans, particularly conservative ones, new competitors have slid into the equation, and according to the experts, they’re on their way to taking over.Take the experts at Rasmussen Reports, a 16-year-old polling company founded by veteran political analyst Scott Rasmussen. What Drudge talks about Rush talks about… and Hannity and Levin and Bongino and everyone else in the right-leaning media. The aggregator's newfound anti-Trump bent suggests this is true. Founded by Drudge and run with the help of Charles Hurt and Daniel Halper, the site was generally regarded as a conservative publication, though its ownership and political leanings have recently been placed in question following business model changes in mid-late 2019. Word is he sold, just waiting for confirmation. Now that will be a story.In the tweet above, Rasmussen Reports’ official Twitter account wrote that “[w]e don’t think Matt is there anymore” and shared the rumor that he’s sold The Drudge Report to a third party.As of noon Sunday, this rumor remained unconfirmed. There are all sorts of stories about what happened to Matt Drudge, as happens when someone is a paranoid recluse. It would not surprise me one bit if he were to turn back to Trump in the lead-up to the 2020 election — If that’s the case, he may have overplayed his hand this time: He may not be able to earn back the trust of Trump supporters who feel betrayed that Drudge appears to have joined the resistance now. The Rasmussen Report polling agency (the only polling company that accurately predicted the 2016 election) has evidence that they believe Drudge no longer operates and owns the site. No matter. I’ve read unconfirmed reports that Matt Drudge sold his Drudge Report in 2019, but I could not find any details. It’s not like Drudge doesn’t cover positive news about Trump — this snapshot of the site on January 15 is just one of many examples I found on the Wayback Machine:But Drudge has been especially keen in recent months to link to stories from left-wing MSM outlets that reflect poorly on President Trump in favor of… well, now, that’s the million-dollar question, isn’t it?“What’s going on with Drudge?” Trump has been asking allies since Democratic lawmakers launched the impeachment probe in late September, according to a person with knowledge of his private remarks. I wonder if they planned to keep the sale secret in the hopes of using Drudge Report to influence the 2020 election and turn Republicans against Trump.World class hater of the United States Political Establishment and their globalism fetishes, especially unfettered immigration.THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST HAS HAD THINGS EASY PEASEY IN AMERICALinked to by Snopes, CNN, Ann Coulter, Milo Yiannopoulos, FiveThirtyEight, IOTWReport, HotAir, Whatfinger, and Mark Krikorian! Others say a former Weekly Standard writer — a never Trumper — bought Drudge Report. Word is he sold, just waiting for confirmation. The current content of The Drudge Report is … Except that instead of just publishing stories from left-wing mainstream establishment outlets, as Drudge (or whoever’s taken over) seems to want to do these days, CFP also shares content from less established conservative outlets such as BizPac Review.As of Sunday afternoon, for instance, CFP contained a link to a story from The Federalist by Mollie Hemingway entitled, “How To Prepare For The Impending Justice Department Inspector General Report.”Not surprisingly, The Drudge Report did NOT contain the same story …In fact, it appeared to contain zero reports about Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s incoming report.Drudge’s site did, however, contain three stories from The Daily Beast, a far-left site that this year alone has Mind you, CFP isn’t alone. email: drudge@drudgereport.com. Now that will be a story. The very readers who made him a very wealthy man are now turning to other aggregators for their news. We don’t think Matt is there anymore, CFP. Copyright ©2020 PJmedia.com/Salem Media. And now, Rasmussen Reports, an arguably reputable polling operation, is calling Drudge out on Twitter, even suggesting that the site has been sold.The whole kerfuffle appears to have begun at the end of November, when Tired of Drudge? Limbaugh remarked that if you keep track of the Drudge Report it … Rush Limbaugh on news and how people are able to function with the flood of depressing stories each day. If you’ve noticed that @DRUDGE_REPORT isn’t the same any more, you’re not alone. Get ready, the Bongino Report is almost ready for launch.
While to the untrained eye it may seem to be a scattershot of links plastered on a plain black and white page, the placement of the links and the framing of headlines reveal a sophisticated editorial point of view. But it has. Some Twitter users have questioned whether the company in charge of the advertising may have actually bought the whole thing.